Happiness and Economics : How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being /
Not surprisingly, the authors confirm that unemployment and inflation nurture unhappiness. Their most striking revelation, however, is that the more developed the democratic institutions and the degree of local autonomy, the more satisfied people are with their lives. While such factors as rising in...
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
2002.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I. Setting the stage : 1. Happiness
- 2. Well-being and economics
- 3. Personality and socio-demographic influences on happiness
- Part II. Economic effects on happiness : 4. Income
- 5. Employment
- 6. Inflation
- Part III. Political effects on happiness : 7. The current politico-economic process
- 8: Constitution: popular referenda and federalism
- 9: Outcome and process
- Part IV. Conclusions : 10. Happiness inspires economics.